Lilik new ITB rector

BANDUNG: Wiranto Arismunandar, rector the prestigious Bandung Institute of Technology for two consecutive terms, will be replaced by Lilik Hendrajaya in a ceremony on March 7.

Lilik is a professor in the physics department as well as its deputy dean. His expertise is in geophysics.

Wiranto broke the news about his impending transfer after an Idul Fitri gathering here Monday. This announcement was made to dispel speculation that his term would be extended until after the general election.

The Bandung Institute of Technology is known as one of Indonesia's strongest hotbeds of student activism. It submitted four candidates for the position and President Soeharto chose Lilik. (ahy/05)